教条主义 (jiào tiáo zhǔ yì) — dogmatism

Definition

A formal, written term for 'dogmatism' — rigidly applying theory or rules without adapting to reality. Strongly negative, used in academic and political writing.

noun
dogmatism

Examples

  • 教条主义，。
    Zài gōng zuò zhōng yào bì miǎn jiào tiáo zhǔ yì, yào gēn jù shí jì qíng kuàng líng huó chǔ lǐ.
    In work, you should avoid dogmatism and handle things flexibly according to the actual situation.
  • 教条主义。
    jiào tiáo zhǔ yì Wǎng wǎng dǎo zhì lǐ lùn yǔ xiàn shí tuō jié.
    Dogmatism often leads to a disconnect between theory and reality.
  • 教条主义。
    Zhè piān wén zhāng pī píng le mǒu xiē xué zhě de jiào tiáo zhǔ yì qīng xiàng.
    This article criticizes the dogmatic tendencies of certain scholars.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

教条dogma
教jiàoteaching条tiáoarticle
偏正Modifier + head
主义-ism
主zhǔ义yì

教条 (dogma) and 主义 (-ism) combine to mean dogmatism.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
子子zǐchild
攵Written in full as攴pūteaching cane; stick that represents authority
Sound part声符shēngfú
爻
爻yáo教jiào
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

教 uses 爻 for its sound and puts 子 (child) with 攵 (攴), a teaching cane, to show teaching a child.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 條; 条 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mù
Sound part声符shēngfú
攸
攸yōu條tiáo
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 條 pairs 木, a small branch or stick, with 攸, which shows a person warned by a hand holding a stick, as a sound part; 条 is a later shortened shape.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The old forms that became 主 showed a lamp or torch with a flame at the top; other forms showed wood on fire or a spirit tablet.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 義; 义 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
羊羊yáng
Sound part声符shēngfú
我
我wǒ義yì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 義 has 我 giving the sound and 羊 meaning good or auspicious; the simplified 义 is a later abbreviation.

Open 义 →

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